NetSol Technologies (NTWK) Competitors

Cardlytics (NASDAQ:CDLX) and NetSol Technologies (NASDAQ:NTWK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CDLX or NTWK?

68.1% of Cardlytics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of NetSol Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Cardlytics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of NetSol Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CDLX or NTWK?

In the previous week, NetSol Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Cardlytics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for NetSol Technologies and 3 mentions for Cardlytics. Cardlytics' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat NetSol Technologies' score of 0.05 indicating that Cardlytics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cardlytics	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NetSol Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, CDLX or NTWK?

NetSol Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cardlytics. Cardlytics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetSol Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cardlytics	$272.59M	0.38	-$134.70M	-$3.56	-0.55
NetSol Technologies	$64.13M	0.52	$680K	$0.02	141.75

Do analysts rate CDLX or NTWK?

Cardlytics currently has a consensus price target of $5.20, suggesting a potential upside of 165.98%. Given Cardlytics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cardlytics is more favorable than NetSol Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cardlytics	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
NetSol Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CDLX or NTWK more profitable?

NetSol Technologies has a net margin of -1.34% compared to Cardlytics' net margin of -93.55%. NetSol Technologies' return on equity of -2.11% beat Cardlytics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cardlytics	-93.55%	-110.67%	-32.70%
NetSol Technologies	-1.34%	-2.11%	-1.33%

Which has more volatility & risk, CDLX or NTWK?

Cardlytics has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetSol Technologies has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDLX or NTWK?

NetSol Technologies received 67 more outperform votes than Cardlytics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.53% of users gave NetSol Technologies an outperform vote while only 56.68% of users gave Cardlytics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cardlytics	Outperform Votes 225 56.68%	Underperform Votes 172 43.32%
NetSol Technologies	Outperform Votes 292 70.53%	Underperform Votes 122 29.47%

Summary

NetSol Technologies beats Cardlytics on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.